In life, massage is commonly used to treat various diseases. Now let's learn about the efficacy and effects of the Tianchong acupoint and how to massage it to treat sensorineural hearing loss.
【Clinical manifestations of sensorineural hearing loss】
1. Congenital deafness: refers to hearing impairment that is present at birth or shortly after birth.
2. Hereditary deafness: refers to sensorineural hearing loss caused by genetic or chromosomal abnormalities.
3. Non-hereditary deafness: caused by viral infectious diseases such as rubella, mumps, and influenza during early pregnancy.
4. Presbycusis: it is a manifestation of the aging process in the auditory organ. The main characteristic is bilateral symmetrical hearing loss that gradually progresses from high frequencies to speech frequencies. It may be accompanied by high-frequency tinnitus, disproportionate speech recognition rate compared to pure tone audiometry, etc.
5. Infectious disease-related deafness: refers to sensorineural hearing loss caused by various acute or chronic infectious diseases or complications. The main ones include epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, scarlet fever, diphtheria, mumps, etc.
6. Systemic diseases causing deafness: the most common ones are hypertension and arteriosclerosis. These diseases cause impaired blood supply to the inner ear, increased blood viscosity, and disorders in lipid metabolism in the inner ear, leading to changes in hearing. Other diseases include diabetes, nephritis, hypothyroidism, leukemia, etc.
7. Traumatic deafness: head trauma, temporal bone fractures, rapid diving, explosions, etc., can cause inner ear damage and hearing loss caused by labyrinth concussion.
8. Autoimmune deafness: it is a bilateral, asymmetric, fluctuating, and progressive hearing loss that mainly occurs in young and middle-aged people. It is often accompanied by dizziness.
【Introduction to the Tianchong acupoint】
1. Standard positioning:
The Tianchong acupoint is located on the head, 2 inches above the posterior edge of the ear root and 0.5 inches behind the Hairline.
The Tianchong acupoint is located on the head, directly above the posterior edge of the ear root, 2 inches above it. It can be accessed in a sitting or side-lying position.
2. How to locate the Tianchong acupoint:
Sit upright or lie on your side, and locate the acupoint 2 inches above the posterior edge of the ear root, 0.5 inches behind the Hairline.
3. Anatomy of the acupoint:
The Tianchong acupoint passes through the skin, subcutaneous tissue, auricular muscles, temporal fascia, and temporal muscles. The skin is innervated by the auricular nerve branch of the trigeminal nerve.
Anatomical layers: skin → subcutaneous tissue → auricular muscles → temporal fascia → temporal muscles.
It is supplied by branches of the occipital nerve and posterior auricular artery and vein.
It has posterior auricular artery and vein branches; innervated by the auricular nerve.
【The efficacy and effects of the Tianchong acupoint】
The function of the Tianchong acupoint:
The qi and blood characteristics: the qi and blood substances are yang and hot.
The circulation pattern: it distributes to various parts of the body from the acupoint.
Specificity: the Tianchong acupoint is the meeting point of the Foot Taiyang and Shaoyang Meridians.
The efficacy of the Tianchong acupoint: it has the functions of clearing gallbladder heat, calming the mind, nourishing qi and yang, expelling wind and calming tremors, and clearing heat and reducing swelling.
【Massage therapy for the Tianchong acupoint】
Massage: Use the tip of the index finger to press and knead vertically downwards, until a sour and swollen sensation is felt. Do this once in the morning and evening.
【Conditions treated by the Tianchong acupoint】
The Tianchong acupoint is used to treat diseases of the head, face, and mind. Such as headache, tinnitus, gingival swelling, stiff neck, epilepsy, palpitations, etc.
In modern times, the Tianchong acupoint is also commonly used to treat vascular headaches, sensorineural hearing loss, etc.
The Tianchong acupoint is used to treat headaches, epilepsy, gingival swelling, goiter, etc.
Neuropsychiatric disorders: headaches, epilepsy;
Otorhinolaryngological disorders: gingivitis, tinnitus, hearing loss, thyroid enlargement.
